Model of Ancient Rome

Model City

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September 19th 2006
September 19 Today Emilio took us to the Museo di Civilita of Rome. It was kind of an odd museum, a lot of the things in it were “fake”; most of the items in there were casts of the original. This is a pretty common theme of museums in Rome. I was a little disappointed because I wanted to see the real deal, but it was still interesting. The best part of it was this area where they had made a ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more